Read More

Journalists and others wanted to check the manifesto to see how the policies set out by Prime Minister Theresa May during the general election campaign differed from the Queen's Speech, which set out the Government's plans for the next two years.

Mrs May has been forced to ditch some of her most controversial proposals, such as a plan to stop paying the winter fuel allowance to wealthier pensioners.

Conservatives failed to win a majority in the June 8 general election, which means Tory leader Mrs May is trying to agree a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to help her win votes in the House of Commons.